Upscale.media (by PixelBin) · Image upscaling
Free 2× watermark-free downloads are smooth with clear paid tiers and good detail; 4× and 8× cost extra, alongside ads and product promotions.
US-West (California, AS2914)
No native export attached; page screenshot evidence only
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
Upscale.media free, monthly, annual, one-time credit packs, and enterprise plans; USD · 2026-10-21
15 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The official pricing page lists the Free plan (3 free credits and 3 free downloads per month; 1 conversion = 1 credit), four monthly subscriptions (200 / 600 / 1,000 / 2,500 credits/month), four annual subscriptions (3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000 / 30,000 credits/year), and five one-time credit packs valid for 1 year (60 / 125 / 500 / 1,200 / 2,500 credits).
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Subscriptions auto-renew and can be cancelled anytime; the pricing page explicitly states that refunds are not provided due to AI compute costs, and one-time credit packs are valid for 1 year and non-refundable.
Upscale.media official annual, monthly, and one-time credit pack pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
PixelBin Subscription from ~$9/mo (Pay-as-you-go ~$0.09/credit)
3 free no-login credits + PixelBin monthly subscriptions / credit packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 1024×1024 (PNG · 2.0x Super Resolution)
- Watermark
- 100% Watermark-Free
- Free allowance
- 3 free no-login 2x (1024×1024) unwatermarked upscales; 4x and 8x display a Crown icon requiring a PixelBin subscription
- Account requirements
- No login required for 2x; optional sign-in via console.pixelbin.io
- Maximum specification record
- 1024×1024 (2.0x · Free without login; 4x/8x require PixelBin paid plan)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Bulk transformation, real-time URL super-resolution, and REST API via PixelBin.io
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
PSNR=27.57dB · SSIM=0.8918 (2x 1024×1024 unwatermarked PNG); ranks #1 in PSNR and SSIM among all 2x free upscalers with edge_corr=0.6496, hf_ratio=0.5289, and a blazing 1.74s Network-observed server wait.
- Fixture
- anchor_upscale_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 1.74 s
- End-to-end reference
- 3.54 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
No native export is attached. Screenshots show the visible page, but do not independently establish export properties or file validity.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Crown icons on 4x/8x buttons clearly indicate paid tiers upfront
- Interaction
- Smooth no-login 2x workflow; displays standard banner ads and a PixelBin promotion bar without obstructing the download button.
- Entity record
- PixelBin.io / Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (Reliance Retail)
- Origin
- Mumbai, India
- Domain history record
- 2021–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- PixelBin Edge AI Super-Resolution (1.74s server inference)
- Retention statement
- 24-hour auto-expiring `/outputs/1d/` bucket; SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR certified
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_upscale_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Page screenshot evidence only
Upscale.media official annual, monthly, and one-time credit pack pricing page (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 88.8/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_upscale_v1
Honesty & reputation · 86/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 31 / 35 | Anonymous guests uploading an image on the landing page (Screenshot ①) receive a 2x (1024×1024) super-resolution output in 1.74s and can directly download a 100% watermark-free PNG (Screenshot ②); 4x and 8x buttons clearly display a Crown icon indicating a paid upgrade (Screenshot ③). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 24 / 30 | Smooth no-login 2x workflow; displays standard banner ads and a PixelBin promotion bar without obstructing the download button. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Operated by Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (PixelBin.io / Reliance Retail subsidiary, Mumbai, India—the same enterprise cloud behind Erase.bg), holding SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR certifications. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Backed by PixelBin's `delivery.pixelbin.io/predictions/outputs/1d/sr/upscaleRestricted/` edge pipeline with an explicit 24-hour (`1d`) auto-expiring storage bucket. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 90/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 57.5 / 65 | PSNR vs 2048px GT: 27.57 dB · SSIM: 0.8918 · Edge Gradient Correlation: 0.6496 · High-Freq Sharpness Ratio: 0.5289 · Calibration Plate PSNR: 15.96 dB | Evidence B → |
| Deliverable specifications | 18 / 20 | No free unwatermarked export (0/8); Free scale factor: 2x (1024×1024 (2.0x · Free without login; 4x/8x require PixelBin paid plan)) | Evidence B → |
| Processing speed | 14.5 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 1.74s (API mode: sync_post; end-to-end 3.54s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence B → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-16
Initial real-machine evaluation on Mode A ground-truth anchor (anchor_upscale_v1: 512px -> 2048px GT).